Ryo Watanabe, Tomoyuki Yada, Ai Yoshida, Keita Odaka, Toyokazu Yagi, Yurika Ikegami, Katsunori Sekine, Takashi Oide, Naomi Uemura
A 46-year-old woman presented at our hospital with anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea. Blood tests indicated markedly increased eosinophil counts, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed slight erythema in the gastric body. Computed tomography showed edematous thickening of the stomach and small intestinal walls and peritonitis. Thus, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease was suspected. Endoscopic biopsies from the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum were collected, but no significant increases in eosinophil counts were observed...
January 6, 2024: Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology